On 2 October 2018, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with Dr.Javad Mottagi, the Secretary General of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU).
During the meeting, the Turkmen side declared its readiness to further develop cooperation with ABU, especially in making its contribution to the development of the media.
Dr. Javad Mottagi, first of all, expressed his gratitude to the distinguished President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov for the opportunity to hold the 55th session of the General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union and the events at this session, and noted the high level of the organization of these events.
In addition, during the meeting, the parties agreed that the holding of such representative forum of the ABU in the Turkmen capital would influence the development of international cooperation and the exchange of useful experience in the broadcasting industry, the establishment of relations, the dissemination of priority information and communication technologies.